The university began as the Daido Technical-Educational Foundation in
1939. In 1969, the school became the Daido Institute of Technology.
The university traces its origin back to the companies founded by
Momosuke Fukuzawa . These companies consist of the Great Consolidated
Electric Power Company, Limited (current: Kansai Electric Power
Company and
Chubu Electric PowerChubu Electric Power Co., Inc.), the Nisshinbo Industries
, Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Daido Steel Co., Ltd.,
Toagosei and Nagoya
Railroad Co., Ltd. (
MeitetsuMeitetsu ), etc. He had a concept of a research
institute for industrial technician trainings. The president of Daido
Steel, Yoshio Shimoide (a member of the
Japanese DietJapanese Diet ), was inspired
by his concept. In January 1939, Daido Technical-Educational
Foundation was established by Yoshio Simoide.

The school was close to
Daidōchō Station . Responding to strong
demand in Nagoya's industrial companies (such as Daido Steel, Chubu
Electric Power and Nagoya Railroad), the Daido Institute of Technology
was established in 1962.